ArrowArtboardCreated with Sketch.Title ChevronTitle ChevronIcon FacebookIcon LinkedinIcon Mail ContactPath LayerIcon MailPositive ArrowIcon Print
Producer Manufacturing

Daifuku Co., Ltd.

Business Summary

Daifuku Co., Ltd. engages in the consulting, engineering, design, manufacturing, installation and after-sales services for logistic systems and material handling equipment. It operates through the following segments: Daifuku, Contec, Daifuku Webb Holding Company (DWHC), and Others. The Daifuku segment handles the manufacture and sale of material handling systems and equipment, and cleaning machines. The Contec segment deals with the development, production, and sale of personal computer peripherals, industrial computer network equipment, and measuring and control board for automobile production facilities. The DWHC segment handles the airport baggage handling systems, automobile production line systems, and semiconductor systems. The Others segment engages in the management of domestic and overseas subsidiaries. The company was founded on May 20, 1937 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Financial Highlights

Mar 2023 JPYUSD
Revenue601,922M4,441.65M
Gross Profit109,799M810.22M
Operating income58,855M434.29M
Income before tax55,052M406.23M
Net income41,248M304.37M
EBITDA68,088M502.42M
Diluted EPS109.100.80
Dividends Per Share36.660.27
Total Assets551,552M4,144.20M
Total liabilities219,226M1,647.20M
Total equity332,024M2,494.73M
Operating cash flow20,034M147.83M
Currency in JPYCurrency in USD

Historical Data

 Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023
Revenue 459,486M 443,694M 473,902M 512,268M 601,922M
Gross Profit 105,068M 89,418M 91,662M 98,554M 109,799M
Operating income 54,682M 40,498M 44,567M 50,254M 58,855M
Income before tax 55,329M 39,808M 45,109M 50,978M 55,052M
Net income 39,568M 28,063M 32,390M 35,878M 41,248M
EBITDA 60,207M 46,992M 51,663M 58,219M 68,088M
Diluted EPS 104.84 74.31 85.71 94.90 109.10
Dividends Per Share 29.99 24.99 26.66 29.99 36.66
Total Assets 413,076M 413,539M 448,747M 486,676M 551,552M
Total liabilities 190,188M 176,180M 186,733M 194,615M 219,226M
Total equity 218,690M 232,962M 257,060M 290,770M 332,024M
Operating cash flow 8,559M 13,706M 38,229M 56,691M 20,034M
 Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023
Revenue 4,143.44M 4,080.85M 4,468.35M 4,558.65M 4,441.65M
Gross Profit 947.45M 822.41M 864.26M 877.02M 810.22M
Operating income 493.09M 372.47M 420.21M 447.20M 434.29M
Income before tax 498.93M 366.13M 425.32M 453.65M 406.23M
Net income 356.80M 258.10M 305.40M 319.27M 304.37M
EBITDA 542.92M 432.20M 487.12M 518.08M 502.42M
Diluted EPS 0.94 0.68 0.80 0.84 0.80
Dividends Per Share 0.27 0.22 0.25 0.26 0.27
Total Assets 3,731.99M 3,830.66M 4,061.05M 4,009.68M 4,144.20M
Total liabilities 1,718.28M 1,631.97M 1,689.89M 1,603.41M 1,647.20M
Total equity 1,975.78M 2,157.95M 2,326.33M 2,395.63M 2,494.73M
Operating cash flow 77.18M 126.06M 360.45M 504.49M 147.83M

Valuation Measures

Mar 2023
PER22.39
ROA7.94%
ROE13.24%
Operating margin9.77%
Profit margin6.85%

Key executives

  • Executive President & Representative Director: Hiroshi Geshiro
  • General Manager-Finance: Tsukasa Saito
  • Executive Officer: Toshiaki Hayashi
  • Executive Officer & Deputy Manager-ATec Business: Takaya Uemoto
  • Executive Officer, GM-Personnel & General Affairs: Hideaki Takubo

Shareholders

  • Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management Co., Ltd. (4.0%)
  • Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (3.2%)
  • Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (2.9%)
  • Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (2.8%)
  • Daifuku Business Association (2.4%)
  • Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (2.2%)
  • Asset Management One Co., Ltd. (2.1%)
  • Nippon Life Insurance Co. (2.1%)
  • Chuo-Nittochi Group Co., Ltd. (2.1%)
  • Harding Loevner LP (2.0%)

Contact Details

  • Website:http://www.daifuku.co.jp
  • Address: 3-2-11 Mitejima, Nishiyodogawa-Ku, Osaka, 555-0012, Japan
  • Phone: +81.6.6472.1261

Related Companies

  • BCS Infrastructure Support Pty Ltd.
  • BCS Logistics Solutions Pty Ltd.
  • BCS Airport Systems Pty Ltd.
  • Daifuku Self Services Technologies AS
  • Daifuku de Mexico SA de CV
  • Daifuku Airport Technologies Canada, Inc.
  • BCS Integration Solutions Sdn. Bhd.
  • Daifuku Cleanroom Automation America Corp.
  • Daifuku Intralogistics Vietnam Co., Ltd.
  • Daifuku (Suzhou) Cleanroom Automation Co., Ltd.
  • Daifuku Airport Technologies Japan Co., Ltd.
  • Daifuku Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd.
  • Daifuku Europe GmbH
  • Jervis B. Webb Co. Ltd.
  • Scarabee Aviation Group BV
  • Daifuku Co. Ltd. UK Branch
  • Daifuku Board Incentive Plan
  • Taiwan Daifuku Co., Ltd.
  • Daifuku North America Holding Co.
  • Daifuku (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
  • Daifuku (China) Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
  • PT Daifuku Indonesia
  • Daifuku India Pvt Ltd.
  • InterSystems (Asia Pacific) Pty Ltd.
  • Daifuku (China) Automation Co., Ltd.
  • Daifuku Employee Incentive Plan
  • Daifuku Mechatronics (Singapore) Pte Ltd
  • Daifuku Canada, Inc.
  • Daifuku (China) Co., Ltd.
  • Daifuku Korea Co., Ltd.

Competitors

  • KION GROUP AG
  • Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
  • AutoStore Holdings Ltd.
  • Kardex Holding AG
  • Honeywell International Inc.
  • Toyota Industries Corp.
  • Kenmec Mechanical Engineering Co., Ltd.
  • SanFeng Intelligent Equipment Group Co.,Ltd. Class A
  • Zhejiang Risun Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd. Class A
  • Balyo SA
  • Utron Ltd.
  • KENGIC Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. Class A
Last Updated on 29 May, 2023

Discover the all new Nikkei Asia app

  • Take your reading anywhere with offline reading functions
  • Never miss a story with breaking news alerts
  • Customize your reading experience

Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.

Celebrate our next chapter
Free access for everyone - Sep. 30

Find out more